Gaborone vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$1532
🏠 One person rent
$281
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$809
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
39
40
😀 Quality of life
61
49
🏙️ Population
236K
6.65M

The cost of living in Gaborone is 20% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 7140th and 7957th ($723 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 249th in Botswana and China, respectively. Check Botswana vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 1.3 months in Hengyang. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Hengyang ranked 154th in China, while ranked 5784th and 6806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Hengyang

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Gaborone Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$4.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$212
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$27.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
3.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$3264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$1721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$5.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$73.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$10039

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$950
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$860
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$1015
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$912
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$549
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$997
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$1031
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$590
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1104
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$1204
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$851
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$742
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$784
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$872
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$811
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$875
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$902
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$632
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$904
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$742
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$660
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$607
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$632
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$494
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$611
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$882
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$796
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$912
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$1014
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$589
110 km or 68 mi Yongzhou
$648
110 km or 69 mi Xiangtan
$518
117 km or 73 mi Shaoyang
$605
119 km or 74 mi Zhuzhou
$564
124 km or 77 mi Liling
$571
127 km or 79 mi Lianyuan
$569
130 km or 81 mi Chenzhou
$739
144 km or 90 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
149 km or 93 mi Pingxiang
$609
150 km or 93 mi Changsha
$622
158 km or 98 mi Ningxiang
$586
189 km or 118 mi Yiyang
$589
204 km or 127 mi Yichun
$610
236 km or 146 mi Lianzhou
$766
238 km or 148 mi Ji'an
$632
252 km or 156 mi Xinyu
$592
254 km or 158 mi Shaoguan
$793
254 km or 158 mi Changde
$518
262 km or 163 mi Hongjiang
$560
262 km or 163 mi Ganzhou
$758
270 km or 168 mi Huaihua
$593
280 km or 174 mi Yueyang
$608
293 km or 182 mi Guilin
$528
295 km or 183 mi Hezhou
$778
299 km or 186 mi Linxiang
$583
312 km or 194 mi Jinshi
$535
315 km or 195 mi Shishou
$565
322 km or 200 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
323 km or 200 mi Jishou
$560
336 km or 209 mi Honghu
$600
348 km or 216 mi Chibi
$600
348 km or 216 mi Tongren
$593
360 km or 224 mi Qingyuan
$801
368 km or 229 mi Xianning
$638
373 km or 232 mi Songzi
$570
381 km or 237 mi Nanchang
$542
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$623
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$603
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$619